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Mahima Datla, the MD of Biological E -- whose vaccine Corbevax was launched today for 12-to 14-year-olds in the country -- today indicated that the affordability of her vaccine was one of the key goals they worked for. The Corbevax has been made available to the government at a cost of Rs. 145 and Rs. 10 as taxes -- the lowest in the world. Calling it the "most affordable" vaccine, Ms Datla told NDTV today that the firm "needed to keep affordability at the centre of this".

Antibody response to Corbevax vaccine is very good and in children it is better than adults, says Dr NK Arora, Chairman of COVID Working Group, National technical advisory group on immunization.

The hijab is not an essential religious practice, the Karnataka High Court said as it backed a ban on hijabs in classrooms today, weeks after violent protests in many parts of the state against the restriction. Already there are objections to that order - with a petition being filed in the Supreme Court to stay the order. While the Karnataka High Court order is based on a detailed study on past precedent and readings on the use of the hijab, there are some who say that the order comes as a challenge to the notion of diversity that we pride ourselves on in this country. On Left, Right and Centre, we debate: should dress codes apply uniformly to all faiths?

Sonia Gandhi will stay as the Congress chief, said the party after a more than four-hour long meeting over the party's huge defeat in the state polls. This comes as a massive rout in the five states revived searing criticism of the Gandhi family and demands for a complete overhaul and leadership change.

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The election results of five states will be out in a couple of days but a bigger challenge is emerging for the government - the economy. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has created complete chaos on stock markets around the world, and is bound to hit all of us here in India with high fuel prices and a slowdown in growth.

A special show on Left, Right and Centre from Lviv, the hub for displaced Ukrainians. As Russian forces inch closer to Kyiv, and Russian President Putin declares that Ukraine's statehood is under question, economic sanctions are beginning to impact his country. Mastercard and Visa have shut operations across Russia, even as the country has signed a deal with a Chinese bank for an alternative credit card.    

On Left Right And Centre, discussion with a social worker who stayed back to help students.  

On Left, Right and Centre special from warzone Ukraine, we speak to a Chernobyl survivor on what he thinks of Russia's attack on Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, as we debate: does Russia's threat extend beyond Ukraine's boundaries. Also on the show, a look at a bunker attached to an uptown cafeteria in the city of Lviv.  

As Russia scales up its Ukraine onslaught, bombarding key cities, 18,000 Indians have now left Ukraine. Has Operation Ganga been a success? Ground reports from Lviv, Ukraine.

On Left Right and Centre, the latest on getting Indians out safely from Ukraine's Kharkiv as Russia gets set to take over the city.

As an Indian student is killed in Ukraine, the government says it is prioritising evacuation from Kharkiv. What more can India do to bring back its citizens?

Today, Left, Right & Centre saw a heated debate between Tatiana Kukhareva of Sputnik TV and Oleksiy Goncharenko, a Ukrainian MP, where the latter displayed his Kalashnikov on air, telling the former he had to keep it close in order to defend the children of his country due to the presence Russian troops in Ukraine. NDTV also spoke with Ukrainian ambassador to India, who assured his Indian viewers that all is being done to rescue stranded Indians, and that border guards "don't discriminated based on nationality."

NDTV spoke with Ukrainian ambassador to India, who assured his Indian viewers that all is being done to rescue stranded Indians, and that border guards "don't discriminated based on nationality."